Caledonian Railway: Difference between revisions

From July 1865, the Caledonian Railway adopted "a version of the Scottish arms, without, so far as is known, getting the blessing of the [[Lord Lyon King of Arms]]". This was a lion rampant with a riband bearing the motto of the [[Order of the Thistle]], ''Nemo me impune lacessit''. Above there was a crest showing helmet surmounted by a crown; the supporters were unicorns. This was slightly modified in August 1866 and from September 1888 a further riband was added below the motto; this bore the words ''Caledonian Railway Company''. From the base of the shield hung a medallion of St Andrew. A lion sejant affronted was superimposed on the crest above which was the inscription ''In Defence'' [sic]. The motto was now worded ''Nemo me impune lacesset'' but this was corrected to ''Nemo me impune lacessit'' in 1899.<ref name = dow>George Dow, ''Railway Heraldry'', David and Charles, Newton Abbot, 1973, {{ISBN|0 7153 5896 0}}</ref>